Great Mangaka

Kanto Manga Company is going to launch a new magazine, but Alice only knows it's called "Weekly Boutique". The rest of the information remains a mystery. Luckily, this mystery will be solved tonight.

"Kanto Manga Company is holding a press conference tonight. Let's go watch it together." After dinner, Alice suggested: "How about I pick you up tonight?"

Takumi agreed, but when Alice picked him up, she also brought Tomato and Sakura's assistants.

"Editor Alice, we also want to see it,"

Sakura said with a smile.

"Ah...", Alice frowned slightly and opened the car door to let several people in.

"Where is the press conference?"

Takumi asked on the way.

"Kanto Building". Alice replied: "It's Kanto Manga Company's current headquarters in Osaka."

When they arrived, the press conference had already begun. Alice took the ticket from somewhere, gave it to the guard, and entered. Takumi was more popular. He put on a little makeup in advance, and no one recognized him.

Upon entering the press conference, the scene unfolding inside made Tomato sigh.

"As expected of a large company, there are so many people!"

The press conference venue was the size of an auditorium, but now it was packed with people, mostly journalists and media, and some were unsure if they were mangaka or readers.

"Move, move!"

Tomato cleared a path. The auditorium was already full, and even the aisles were crowded with people. They pushed their way through the crowd to reach a better vantage point.

Alice wiped her sweat and complained: "Why do they sell so many tickets for no reason?" Takumi thought the same thing. If there were no seats, why would Kanto Manga Company sell so many tickets? It was so crowded. It gave a very bad impression. But, on the other hand, such a crowded scene would excite journalists even more; perhaps it was a scene deliberately created by Kanto.

"Hey, friend, where are you?"

Tomato asked a stranger.

Have you just arrived? Editor-in-chief Kazuki has just presented some commercial advances from Kanto Manga Company, including the channel's impact on anime copyright, films, etc., and the launch of "Weekly Boutique" next week. This magazine will be sold every Saturday.

The magazine sold on Saturday does not belong to Diario Kanto. "Weekly Boutique" is a completely independent new magazine, and by the name, it should be even better. The stranger explained to Tomato that the press conference hadn't been going on for long. In addition to the initial presentation, it was time for journalists to ask questions.

When Takumi and his team arrived, the first journalist asked a question.

Editor-in-chief Kazuki, the name "Weekly Boutique" includes the word "Boutique." Does this mean it's of higher quality than Diario Kanto? We know that Hinotori Publishing's "Weekly Boy" and "Weekly Girl" have recently increased their sales. May I ask if this has pressured you and prompted the launch of "Weekly Boutique"?

The question was asked harshly. Takumi looked at Kazuki, who was sitting in the center of the counter and was editor-in-chief of Tatsuryū Manga.

"Weekly Boutique is better than Diario Kanto, without a doubt. There are two rules for inclusion in "Weekly Boutique". The first is to choose from the three best-ranked manga each day in Diario Kanto to date. Only those with over three million reader votes in a single week can be included as candidates for serialization in "Weekly Boutique".

With a single sentence, Kazuki caused the audience to exclaim:

"The top three every day?"

"No, no... Three million votes in a single week is incredible!"

"Not many manga can meet the standard?"

. Diario Kanto's average circulation is close to 20 million copies. It's the best-selling manga magazine in Japan, but readers who buy magazines don't necessarily vote.

Although each magazine offers free postcards for surveys, the number of people willing to send letters will never exceed half of the buyers, which means fewer than 10 million people. And three million votes imply a 30% participation rate.

This voting proportion is rarely achieved, even for... The top three works in Diario Kanto each day.

"One-third of the electoral participation..." There was a commotion in the venue. Journalists lowered their heads to record Kazuki's speech. The rest of the people were also shocked, but Tomato, a loyal fan of Mirai-sensei, dismissed it. He said: "Mirai-sensei's votes exceed 60% of Weekly Shōnen's each week. The quality of Kanto's good works is too low."

Of course, the stranger beside him disagreed with this statement. He shook his head.

"Mirai-sensei is an exception. No one at Hinotori Publishing can compare to him. But Kanto Manga Company has many excellent mangaka. Thousands of mangaka work together. Needless to say, the competition is very fierce." If Mirai-sensei were at Kanto, perhaps he wouldn't achieve a 30% participation.

Takumi frowned slightly.

He admitted that the difficulty of being a candidate for "Weekly Boutique" was very high, but if he were at Kanto, he would undoubtedly achieve a 30% participation.

Of course, he didn't say it.

And Kazuki, at the front, kept talking.

"You said that Hinotori Publishing's two magazines can threaten us. I deny it...". He told the journalist who asked him: "We have conducted a market analysis. Weekly Shōnen sales are not as good as Diario Kanto's. The difference is almost double." This represents no threat.

Weekly Shōnen's quality has improved, but it does not pose a threat to Diario Kanto, and it's even less likely to pose one to Weekly Boutique.

We decided on this magazine a long time ago to expand the market and establish a benchmark for high-quality manga for everyone.

Weekly Boutique manga are of the highest quality. Our company publishes hundreds of works every week. So far, only four have met the requirements.

Kazuki mentioned four candidates, which further impacted the journalists present. Diario Kanto has been on sale for five days. Doesn't that mean that, on average, fewer than one manga is selected per day?

"Is Miss Rina one of them?"

a journalist suddenly asked. Rina, the mangaka, was sitting to Kazuki's left. Although she didn't speak, she attracted a lot of attention. There were always cameras pointed at her to take pictures.

"No...", Rina said with a smile. "I'm not among those four."

"Rina is different. I only mentioned one requirement for the candidates." Kazuki interrupted and explained: "We have another standard for entering the 'Weekly Boutique'!"

"What standard?"

the journalists' attention was drawn again.

"Our Kanto Manga Company has introduced a new contract system, the God-tier contract. Mangaka who sign this contract can directly enter the 'Weekly Boutique' without going through the market test."

"God-tier contract?" This new term aroused journalists' curiosity: "What is that? I didn't know about it. Does Kanto already have a top mangaka?"

"There is one..." Kazuki narrowed his eyes: "We already have a top mangaka in Kanto. He hasn't debuted yet, but his strength has been recognized by all the company's senior executives. Next week he will launch a new series in Weekly Boutique..."

"Our top mangaka is so powerful that he can even surpass the most popular mangaka, Mirai-sensei... Although he hasn't debuted yet, Mirai-sensei has agreed to use two manga to compete with his."

Suddenly, the venue fell silent.

"Mirai-sensei?"

Who is Mirai-sensei? No one objected to him being considered the most powerful mangaka in Japan. However, does such a mangaka really want to use two manga to compete with others'?

Journalists were surprised and then shocked. Some took notes enthusiastically, others chatted loudly, and others stood up and asked Kazuki about the identity of the top mangaka.

"Damn, how cool!"

"It's incredible, he can make Mirai-sensei give up. Who is that great mangaka?"

The crowd surrounding Takumi and his friends began to boil. Strangers enthusiastically patted Tomato's shoulders and said that another great man had appeared. However, Tomato didn't care. He and Sakura looked at him stunned.

They knew nothing about Anthony. After hearing what Kazuki said, they thought Takumi was going to use two manga to fight against the mysterious great mangaka.

Takumi had always been invincible. His current behavior made Tomato and his friends feel a little incredulous.

"How can it be, master? You were joking...".

Takumi's face turned cold. He looked at Kazuki, who was in front of him, and he hadn't expected the other party to tell the story.

"I don't know that mangaka...",

he said coldly, and Tomato and Sakura felt relieved. Takumi wasn't lying. He really didn't know that mangaka.

And now he was very displeased. Damn it, Kanto used him for publicity!

This is a true shame. The conditions were clearly proposed by Kanto, but they were stated as if Takumi had asked for them. And the key is that Takumi wants to use two manga to fight against Anthony. After Kazuki said this, the opponent immediately became the great mangaka.

"Tsk..." Beside Takumi, Alice clenched her fingers tightly, and a spark gleamed in her eyes. Kanto's methods were not illegal, but they deliberately misled the media and journalists.

"Kanto's elite will undoubtedly emerge. What is a great god? Mirai-sensei can admit defeat before his debut. This is Kanto's elite: a great mangaka!"

"Breaking news: Mirai-sensei's myth has crumbled. This time he definitely won't be wrong! He took the initiative to admit defeat. That's right, he wants to use two manga to fight against a new mangaka!"

"Who exactly is Kanto's great mangaka? Let's look forward to it!"

Alice didn't even need to think much. She knew that newspapers in the coming days would be covered with similar news.

Kanto Manga Company used Mirai-sensei as a stepping stone and easily made a mangaka who had not yet debuted famous.

The manga haven't even been published yet; everyone believes Mirai-sensei has given up.

Mirai-sensei is using two books to compete with one of the others. Even if the total sales volume surpasses it, the media definitely won't admit that he's a doomed loser!

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